Anthem - Day Nine

Posting is mandatory for this particular Games Day. Any characters that do not post will be killed, as per usual.

The clouds part in the sky as the boastful melody of the Anthem blares throughout the Arena. Tonight, the haughty tune sounds more arrogant and taunting than usual, as if the Capitol means to personally remind you that they are in control, that they stuck you here.

As the song finishes, the faces of the dead from the previous day appear in the sky, in order by district:
Zinnia Yaren - District 1
Ailia Goodnite - District 3
Anastasia Estrange - District 10


Three more tributes dead. You do the math. There are still two other tributes competing with you for their lives, leaving three total. Two more that have to die. You're almost there.

The Capitol seal flashes once, and the sky fades back to black.

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Early in the morning, before sunrise, even, you hear a sort of rumbling sound coming from somewhere towards the south. It builds up, and suddenly there is a series of exploding sounds that leaves your ears ringing. Then you spot the cloud of ash and smoke rising into the sky. The only explanation is an eruption. The lava craters to the south of the arena have erupted.

At first, you think nothing of it. As long as you stay away from the area, you should be unaffected. But still, you have an unsettling thought inb the back of your head, the thought that this is the doing of the Gamemakers. Somehow, it will affect you and the other two tributes remaining.

You wait hours for the sun to rise, but it never does. It's then that you look up at the sky and realize that the ash cloud has spread, and is blocking the sun. The entire arena is lit only by the thin bit of sunlight you can spot through the smoke. But then something else begins to happen. The temperature is rising rapidly, and within hours the piles of snow on the ground begin to melt. The melting process is far too rapid to be natural. The Gamemakers must be behind it. And they must have only one idea in mind.

To flood the arena.

You automatically begin to run, towards where the snow is not as deep as where you are. Only one place comes to mind. The Cornucopia.


Congratulations on surviving Day 8, Tributes! Here is your weather forecast for tomorrow, by area. Make sure you keep this in mind as you RP.


The Cornucopia
Temperature: High: 40°F (4.5°C); Low: 33°F (0.6°C)
Wind Speed: 12 mph (19 kph)
Precipitation: None
Visibility: Slightly reduced, due to smoke in the area.
Other: The meltwater flooding the rest of the arena seems to seep into the grass before it reaches the Cornucopia, leaving a clear yet damp area about 100 meters around.

The Mountain
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The Cliff
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The Fissure
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The Lake
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The Tundra
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The Forest
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The Clearing
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The Crater Wasteland
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Mandatory Fights:
(The selected tributes below must fight by the end of the Games day. Any tributes allied in the fight may participate, if desired. It is required that each fight results in at least one death, though it is acceptable if more tributes die. If your fight consists of multiple people, please specify who you are attacking immediately before you insert the combat block. As always, please notify staff to judge the winner of the fights.)


Jared Strahan vs. Arbor Halt vs. Blue Killio


Muttation Directory
You do not necessarily have to have the Mutts mandated to interact with you for you to encounter them, as with fighting. Muttations fighting with/interacting with Tributes will be RPed by an impartial staff member. Please notify a staff member if you need them to post.

>Alarm Owls: (these are found in wooded areas, namely the Forest and the Clearing.)[/size] A blend of different owl species that, once it sees someone, it will give a mournful, haunting hoot. Every five seconds. It follows the person around and hoots, while more alarm owls flock to the area, and all begin to hoot. They don't actually attack... but they can lead other predators to the area. These were initially developed to find rebel spies, soldiers, and the like and trail them until the owls made enough racket for them to be found.

>Mountain Hounds: (these are found in mountainous areas, namely the Mountain and the Cliff.)[/size] A hybrid of cougar and bloodhound ‘ancestors’ that was originally used to track and kill rebels over mountainous areas (remember that the Capitol is just over the Rockies from the districts). These are enhanced with a powerful sense of smell and are quite ferocious. Hunting solo or in pairs, Mountain Hounds will track prey for hours upon hours after catching scent.

>Pitfall Lizard:(these are found in the Crater Wasteland, though may wander towards the Cornucopia if the weather is warm enough.)[/size] Parts lizard, snake, and some trapdoor spider, this grotesque beast was originally designed to take out supply roads and other paths frequented by rebels. They were designed to dig networks of tunnels and caves under the specified area so it would collapse when enough weight was placed on it and perhaps kill the rebels involved with its lethal venom. However, these Lizards were deemed inefficient, given that their "traps" so to speak--nearly 25 feet deep, wide holes about two feet from the surface of the ground--did not always collapse, were not always dug in the right place, and were not always inhabited by a Pitfall Lizard to finish off any unfortunate being trapped. Like many of the muttations, the project was abandoned--however, few of the Lizards were actually found by the retrieval squads. These are completely inedible--even their bright orange eggs are poisonous. If you manage to get bitten, you have about three hours to live.


Notes:
>This is the Final Three, so all remaining tributes are in the above mandated fight. Two tributes must die.
>Remember that your tribute can only be in one thread at a time during the Games, and any finished threads should say that they are finished in the title.
>Day 9 will end as soon as two of the tributes reach 40 damage points.
>Note that every formerly open area save for the Cornucopia has been severely flooded. The final battle will take place at the Cornucopia.

Tribute Damage Scores at the start of Day 9: